A lawsuit that alleges that the University of Illinois's "Chief Illiniwek" mascot (or symbol, if you prefer) is a racist stereotype resulted in this somewhat entertaining opinion from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. In his opinion, Judge Evans spends a couple of pages discussing various college mascots, and asks, among other things, the age-old question: Just what is a Billiken?
The Law of Mascots
By Geoff Brown on Thursday 03 June 2004 at 1359 ET
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